Great Circle is a firm believer in Quality Systems and implemented these in their operations long before it became mandatory. As early as 1995, Great Circle obtained the ISM Document of Compliance. In the same year, the company also set up an Audit team, reporting directly to the top management, to carry out periodic internal audits and also to ensure that at any given time, the vessels are ready for external audits to be conducted by outsiders.
In addition, Great Circle has obtained the ISO 9001: 2000 certification.
All the vessels under Great Circle’s management had received ISM Safety Management Certificates by 1997, including those vessels requiring certification only in 2002. More importantly, the Audit Team has succeeded over the years to make the Company’s Quality and Safety Policy, and Protection of the Environment, to be the paramount working philosophy of the crew onboard the vessels.
This is the reason, we believe, why none of the vessels under Great Circle’s management were detained in the recent past despite having been subjected to about 200 Port State Control inspections.
Great Circle is a firm believer in Quality Systems and implemented these in their operations long before it became mandatory. As early as 1995, Great Circle obtained the ISM Document of Compliance. In the same year, the company also set up an Audit team, reporting directly to the top management, to carry out periodic internal audits and also to ensure that at any given time, the vessels are ready for external audits to be conducted by outsiders.
In addition, Great Circle has obtained the ISO 9001: 2000 certification.
All the vessels under Great Circle’s management had received ISM Safety Management Certificates by 1997, including those vessels requiring certification only in 2002. More importantly, the Audit Team has succeeded over the years to make the Company’s Quality and Safety Policy, and Protection of the Environment, to be the paramount working philosophy of the crew onboard the vessels.
This is the reason, we believe, why none of the vessels under Great Circle’s management were detained in the recent past despite having been subjected to about 200 Port State Control inspections.